The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-07

/ 32tc bid, 22}c asked June, 33c bid
S3tc asked. Oats nominal; cash, 27ic
bid; zee asked. =
ST. LOUIS, No., April 6.-Flour quieI
and easy, with light business; bul
prices are unchanged. Wheat-Re.
ports Of dry weather caused an uu.
easy feeling and with advances at other
points the market Is rold up &c. Later
there was a slight reaction. but prices
closed &c above Monday; No. 2 red,
cash, 79@S0c; May, 809S0lc, closed
500; June, 794@S0c, closing sec; July,
77s@77ic, closing TIC; August, 771(G
isle, closing 7Ssc. Corn stronger and
finished s@tc higher; cash, 351(9S55 &c /;
May, 35t June, S6sc; July, S7s@37hc,
closing 37s. Oats tirmer and more &C.
tive; cash, 27ic; May, 27s@27sc. Rye
lower at sac bid. Barley scarce and
firm; Minnesota sold at 55@6Sc. Hay
firm with an active local demand !;
prairie, So 509l0; timothy, Sl0@l3 90.
Bran quiet at 64@65e. Fllxseed nom.
ira at Sl@l OF. Oorn meal active at
81. Receipls-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat,
$4,000 bu; corn, 100000 bu; oats, 20
900 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 10000
bu. Shipments-Flour, 1900 bu;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, l23,OC0 Blu
oats, $4,000 bu; rye, none.
Afternoon B0drd-Wheat dull, but
firm and unchanged. Corn quiet and
unchanged. 0Ats, no sales.
CHICAGO Ill, April 6.-There was
more animation In wheat tp sculation
today. The outside buying orders
were more numerous and the "bull"
clique was again buying freely. The
cable sdvices quoted quiet aud steady
markets, but the weather in the West
and Southwest was reported as dry
and unfavoTable for the growing wheat,
The California market was a,so re-
ported to be strong and there was
decrease Of 100000 bushels OF VIII, at
on ocean passage. The offerings were
not very large and "shoris" feeling
uneasy regarding the situation, began
to cover freely. The market opened
at S2sc for May, advanced steadily to
$3.50, receded to SO, but rallied and
closed for the day at S33c, or &c higher
than Mondays closing figures. Corn
was fairly active and frmer, prices
advancing S93crand closing at nearly
outside figures. The advance in corn
and wheat had stimulating effect on
oats, and under good demand from
"shorts" prices advanced s@3c and
closed at top figures. The market
closed steady. Cash quotations were rs
follows: Flour steady and unchanged;
No. 2 spring wheat, 7Si@Sl3c; No. 5 |
spring wheat, 73ic; No. red, S0j@Slc;
No corn, 94s@3ssc; No. 9 oats, 24@
243c; No. Frye, 541c; No. 2.bsrley, 5l &c; |
No. l h1xseed, 81 063; prime timothy |
seed, ST. 80 asked. The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat No. g
April opened at 77c, highest 7ssc,
lowest 77c, closing at 7Stc; May
opened at s2s', highest s3sC, low.
est S2sc. closing at 833o; June
opened at Sic, highest size, lowest
Bic, closing Ut Slac; July opened
at SOlc, highest Sic, lowest sOtc,
closing at S0sc. Corn, No 2 April
opened at Sale, highest sage, lowest
34c, closing at 34sc; May opened
at soto, highest S95c, lowest 39tc,
closing at 39ic; June opened at
i03c, highest 405c, lowest 40ac,
closing at 40ac; July opened at IL &c,
highest age, lowest 4lsc, closing ut
i2sc. Oats, No. 2-Aprii opened at
'4sc, highest 24tc, lowest 24tc, clooing
1t 24fc. May opened at 2Ssc, highest
.ssc, lowest 2SSc, closing at 29f@29ic;
)une opened at zoe, highest 293c,
owest 29c, closing at 29sc. Re-
,eipts-Flour, 81 900 brls; wheat, IT,
100 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; cats, 49,
700 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000
ou. Shipments-Flour, 5000 brls;
wheat, 10000 bu; corn, 1000 bu;
pate, 1874, LOCO bu; rye, 1000; barley,
Is 900 bu.